bfe_1142771 - FLANDERS - SIEGE OF LILLE X sols, monnaie obsidionale
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Type : X sols, monnaie obsidionale
Date: 1708
Mint name / Town : Lille
Metal : copper
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,69 g.
Edge : striée
Coments on the condition:
X sols frappé sur un flan large et régulier. Quelques concrétions sombres. Patine marron homogène. Hauts reliefs très bien venus à la frappe
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Armoiries du Maréchal de Boufflers couronnées brochant deux bâtons de Maréchaux.
Reverse
Reverse legend : X. S:/ .PRO./ DEFENSIONE/ .VRBIS ET./ .PATRIÆ./ 1708 EN SIX LIGNES.
Reverse translation : (Pour la défense de la ville et de la patrie).
Historical background
FLANDERS - SIEGE OF LILLE
(1708)
On August 12, 1708, Prince Eugene and the Duke of Marlborough made their junction before Lille. The city defended by the Duke of Boufflers did not surrender until October 22, the citadel capitulating on December 9. During the siege, the Marshal melted the cannons out of use in order to produce coins of XX, X and V sols..
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